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Patented July 8, 1930 UNITED STATES HERBERT W. LAMB AND FRANK S.

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CHARLES 1H. LAIVIB, OF PASADEITA, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNORS TO LINE-O-SCRIBE, INQ, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, A CGRFORJAIiQN F MICHIGAN PRINTING- MACHINE Refile for abandoned application Serial No. 149,335, filed November 19, 1926. This application filed. April 13, less.

This invention relates to printing machines and more particularly to machines for the economical printing of display cards of various kinds and is a refile ofapplication Serial No. 149,335, filed November 19, 1926,dis-

closing the same invention. a

l-leretofore, display cards have usually been printed in the ordinary printing presses, which require the setting of the type in a "form and the mounting in the press. If only a few cards are required, this is an expensive method. This is particularly burdensome in department stores, for instance, where each day there are new display cards required on the counters for various types of goods which are the features of that days sales. This invention seeks to provide a machine for the printing of display cards of this general character that does not require a typesetters services or an expensive press and an operator such as heretofore has been necessary.

The principal features of the invention may be listed as follows A type holder movable to printing and nonprinting positions, and when in the latter position exposing the type for removal, or permitting the insertion'of new type.

lVhen the holder is in non-printing position, the type is not locked and may be easily removed by movement transverse to the line of type.

liiovement of the holder to printing position locks the type against displacement.

The type holder itself is releasably locked in the two positions.

held in adjusted position. The means to indicate the area of the impression may be carried by these abutments and movable Serial 1%. 269,790. a

therewith. ll1e machine is designed to employ type of the usual construction.

Hinged to the base of the machine are side members adapted to be swung to upright positions to thereby enclose the machine, or

swung to horizontalpositions to provide a in connection with the drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevation partly broken away showing our improved machine.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1 showing the parts in the printing position.

Fig. 3 isa view similar to Fig. 2 with the machine turned to position for the inking or the setting of type.

Fig. 4: is an end elevation showing the swinging head and a trunnion therefor and the means employed to release the type when the head is swung to non-printing position.

Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the head swung to the printing position with the type locked in place.

' Fig. 6 is a detail showing the means for releasably holding the head in non-printing position while the type is being set.

Fig. 7 is an end elevation of the swinging head and trunnion of the end opposite that shown in Fig. 4 and showing the means for releasably securing the head in the printing position. 7

Fig. 8 is a section of the table showing the means for holding the display card in place. Fig. 9 is a detail of the slide member for positioning the set type in the holder.

Fig. 10 is a detail in perspectiveof the reverse side of the member shown in Fig. 9 and showing the method of mounting the indicator bar thereon as hereinafter described. i

Fig. 11 is aplan view of a portion of the member shown in'Fig. 10 showing the mounting of the indicator bar.

Fig. 12 is a View of the case used in conjunction with the machine the machine itself forming a part of the case which folds thereover. I

Fig. 1.3 is a section through the folded parts. V

Fig. 14 is a detail of the end of the bar v forming part of the type holder.

Stated in a generalway, the machine illustrated by the drawings comprises a head .16

thatfis pivoted to swing from the printing and can be 'reciprocated' (when the head is in the position shown in Fig. 2) to take an impression onthe; sheet 57. When the head is swung to the non-printing position shown in Fig. 3, the position of the printing impression on the sheet 57 is indicated by the endportions 74: of arms 65 and the cords 76 carried thereby. The type may be inked by a. hand operated ink roller 22, rolled back and forth on the tracks 20 and 21.. A detailed description of this embodiment of the invention will now be given The machine consists of a base 1 which is preferably of metalha-ving a longitudinal rib 2 and cross ribs 3. A rod 3 is carried by the cross members adjacent each edge of the base 1 to form a pivotal mounting for the side members 4 and 5. These members 4 and 5 form hingemembers having terminal ends 6, 6 in each case thatlimit the movement of the side members to the horizontal position as shown in Fig. 2 and, as is shown in a 2 and Fig. l3,each member 7 and 8 having corresponding side bars 9, 9 and 10, 10 on opposite edges which, as shown in Fig. 13, when the parts are in upright position enclose the printing machineindicated at A in dotted lines. The member 7 has a hinged cover plate 11 which, when the parts are folded together to enclose the machine as shown in Fig. 13 covers the top of the case.

This described arrangement of the cover or casing is not a necessary part of the printing machine but may be conveniently provided therewith to keep the machine free from dust and dirt when not in use and to form tables for the cards to be printed before and after being printed.

The printing machine proper in addition to the basel has the end members 12 and 13 extending upwardly therefrom and each provided with a journal at its upper end to receive the pivot pinsll and 15 respectively provided on whatwe havetermed the head 16. This head as willbe understood more clearly from Figs. 2 and'3 is adapted to be swung from the vertical position shown in 2 to a position at an angle to'the vertical as shown in 3 with the bottom end of the head open and exposing the type holder 17 which is movably supported in the head 16. The head is preferably of hollow cast form as shown having the front and rear side nembers 18 and 19 finished at the lower edges 20 and 21 respectively to provide a runway and guide for an ink roller 22. This roller has end wheels 23 and 2 1 respectively to ride on these finished end members, the

wheels being flanged as shown and riding in engagement with the side faces of these end poroions 20 and 21 to prevent endwise movement of the roller relative to the type faces I 25. ,This member 17' which we have termed the type holder is reciprocable 1n the head 16, and preferably formed of metal, and for the sake of lightness is in the nature of a rectangular frame having its central portion cut away as at 26. The lower longitudinal 17,, only one of which is fully shown in Fig.

l. The eccentric, 29 hasa handle member by means of which it may be turned and has pivoted thereto a bar 35 which in turn is pivoted to the lever 36. This lever 36 is to be understood as being pivotally mounted in the same manner as the handle 34, and provided with an eccentric similar in 'all general respects to the eccentric 29. By turning the handle 34: from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1 to the position shown in dotted lines the type holder frame is raised or lowered. The eccentric on the lever 36 is housed in a semi-circular projection 37 correspond ing to the housing 38 for the eccentric 29. Both of these housings are preferably formed integrally with the head 16.

By the described arrangement of parts therefore the levers 34: and 36 being pivotally supported in the head 16 and provided with eccentrics on each of which is mounted a pitman 28 exactly similar for botheccentrics the turning of the levers will raise or lower the type holder 17 due to these pitmen 28 being pivotally connected with 'the type holder. This mechanism is utilized to produce the impression with the type when the head is in the printing positionshown in Fig. 2. As hereinafter described, means is provided to prevent the head from swinging on its pivot during the time the impression is being made.

The recess for the type is provided by tie fiat lower face 39 of the member 17 and a bar 10 rigidly secured thereto in any desired mannerhaving a face ata right angle to the face 39 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Therefore, these parts lying in the relation stated are, when the head is swung to the position shown in Fig. 3, arranged to support the c; end of the stem 52, seats in notches 5a in the indicated at 57 in Figs. 2 and 3, is placed on the bed or base 1 of the machine and the card is held in place on the base by alightsheet metal bar 58 which extends longitudinally of the bed and has at one end the rearwardly extending ear portion 59 pivoted to the upright 13 at the opposite end has a similar portion 60 pivotally mounted to the opposite upright 12. This latter structure is shown more clearly in Fig. 8 and as is there shown the portion 60 has an extension 61 providing a handle by depression of which the bar 56 may be raised from the face of the card to permit its introductionand upon release the bar 58 is held in forcible contact with the card by a spring 62. This card is preferably placed when the type head is turned to the non-printing position shown in Fig. 3 thus giving the operator, who stands to the left of the device as shown in Fig. 3, free view of the card.

To indicate to the operator where the impression will be made on the card, we have provided a guide means which consists of two end bars 63 and 6d and two intermediate bars 65 and 66 as is to be understood from Fig. 1. These bars, as more clearly shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 11, are pivotally supported relative to the head, the two end bars and Get being pivotally mounted at the opposite ends respectively of the bar 46 while the intermediate bars 65 and 66 are pivotally mounted on the slides 41 to turn on the same axis as the end bars.

The intermediate bars are mounted as shown in Figs. lO'and 11. As shown i Figs. 2,3 and 9, the slides 41 are formed of sheet metal having inturned flanges 41 and as which secure them to the bar l0 but readily permit slidable movement. An aperture 4:5 is formed the side of the slide, and around this a projecting hollow cylindrical member or boss 46 (Fig. is secured as by weldin A. cylindrical sleeve 55, closed at one end, is mounted within the boss 46 and fitted with in the sleeve is a plunger 51 having a guide stem 52 extending rearwardly through an aperture provided in the end of the sle ve 55; Acoil spring 56 is fitted ar-oiiind the stem, and bears at one end againstthe plunger 51 and at the other against the end of the '2 sleeve 55.

Referring to Fig. 10, a cap 49is fitted over the outer end of the sleeve and is provided with an aperture through which the stem projects. A transverse pin 53 secured to the end of cap 49. The boss' l6 is provided with a' cam lug 48, fitting a corresponding recess in the cap 49. From the foregoing it will be apparent that when the cap as is pulled away will be compressed between the plunger and the inner end of the sleeve. Upon release of the cap 49 the spring will urge the plunger inwardly and as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, will bear against the member 40 and frictionally hold the slide ll in position. F rthermore, by merely twisting the cap slightly the lug 48 will be forced out of its recess and the spring will hold the parts in the unlocked position so that the device can be moved back and forth until the desired final'position is located. Then a slight twist of the cap l9 will positively anchor'the slide ii in position. Each of the members 41 being provided at its rear side with a rearwardly projecting integral part 67 having an aperture GSl-or the pivot screw or pin 69. This p in 69 passes through an aperture provided in each of the respective bars or 66 and is fastened in the aperture 68 of the respective slide member e1. A coiled spring 70 is provided about the pivot pin, one end of which lies over the edge of the member 67 and the other end of which engages the upper side of the bar and the tension of the spring tends to move its respective bar 65 or 66 away from the machine as indicated by the arrow'in Fig. 2.

Each bar, however, is limited in this movement by action of its spring by reason of its having a terminal portion 71 shown clearly in Fig. 10, which, by action of the spring, engages against a stop which, in the case of the two bars 65 and 66, is the back of the respective slide and in the case of the end bars 63 and 64 is the rear side of the bar -10. As shown in Fig. 1d the bar l0 is understood to have at each end an ear 72 corresponding to the part 67 of the slides 41 and arranged to supporttheend bars in a similar manner to llifi the mounting of the bar 65 shown in Fig. 7

10. Thus the two end bars 63 and 6e are pivotally supported by the bar 40 and the intermediate bars 65 and 66 are pivotally supported .on the same axial line as the end bars and mounted on the two slides respectively. Thus, in moving the slides longitudinally of the type holder to position the line of type for the printing, these end bars are carried in fixed relation with the type and extend outwardly and upwardly at an angle to the head 16 as shown in Fig. The side plate 19 of the head as will be understood from Fig. 2, is formed with an aperture 73 for the bar 65 for instance and is provided with a similar aperture through which each of the said bars extend. Each of these bars 63, 64;, 65 and 66 with any of the different sizes of typethat more clearlyshownin Fig. 1, are to be un derstood as being fastened to the end bar 63 for instance and connected with the end bar 64 by a spring 77 for each thread tomaintain the same taut. It will be noted that these threads may be moved from one notch to the other of the several notches of which eachpart 7 4 of these bars is provided. V 7 7 These threadswhen the head is swung to the-position shown in Fig. 3 are brought to close association and practically contact with the face of the card 57 on which the impression is to be made. The spacing of the threads and the reason that the threads are 1 arranged tobe moved from one of the lines printed letters and the other threads being movable'to indicate the position that will be occupied-by the bottom line of theinipression may be used with the machine. Therefore, these threads lie acrossthe face of the sheet to be printed on while the machine is in nonprinting position anddnring the setting of the type and the threads thus indicate the top and bottom lines that will be. occupied by the impression while the end portions. 74

of the bars 64 and 65'respectively indicate'the length of the line to be printed on the card or sheet 57 Thus, in setting the type the operator has a means to guide him in positioning the type in theholderthat is, he may position it longitudinally of the type recess and thus is able to determine what portion of the card surface will receive the impression. I

By movingthe. card relative to the thread lines the position of the printing from the top or bottom of the sheet to be printed may be determined. setting the type merely makes up his line of type, brings the slide members 41 from the opposite ends of the line of type together to engage tlietype and hold them in proper contact and then may move the line as a whole by releasing both the slide members Therefore, the operator in It is necessary that the type after being set in the manner described should be firmly held in place for the printing operation and for this ur ose we have )rovided a lockin de- 81 of the lugs and pins 89. are provided extending into an aperture 83 formed in the body of the bar to'prevent its displacement.

The bar 79 has two endportions, one of whlchis indicated at 84 in F1gs. 1, 2 and 3,

that are duplicate in form, with their lower ends attached to the locking bar 78. Coiled tension springs 85 are each attached respectively at one end of the arms 8% of the looking' device andat the other to the holder 17 and tend to swing the looking bar to the position shown in Fig. 2. The bar is preferably ofmetal and enters the space between the arms 44% of each of the slides, with the forward edge of the bar engaging a'notch 86 with which each type is provided. This notch is provided in the type and always a certain'distance from the back of the type block. When the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2 the type are forcibly held against the bar 40 of the type recess thus assuring the alignment of the type and due to the bar entering the notch of the type are prevented from any movement downwardly or outwardly from the type recess. It is therefore to be seen that the slide members 41 are not relied upon solely to hold the type in place but that a positive locking means is employedin. addition to these slide members.

.t is of course evident that the type should be locked in place when the head is in printing position as shown in Fig. 2, and that they must be unlocked in order to remove the same and introducenew type when the head is in the non-printing position shown in Fig. 3. Therefore, this look member is arranged to automatically lock and unlock the line of type. For this purpose we provide what we term an actuator 87 that is pivotally supported in the head by inwardly extending lugs 88 provided on the rear wall 19 and notched at the end to receivethe body of the actuator 87.

The actuator 8? has a downwardly bent end89 positioned. at the rear of one of the arms 84: of the loci: member and the opposite 'end extends through the end of the swinging head shown in Fig. 1 and terminates in an inwardly and upwardly bent end portion 90 as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. Fig. 5 shows an end elevation of the head at its swivel point and the upper end of the standard 12 on which it is pivoted. It will be noted from Fig. 1 that this end 90 extends into space between the end of the swinging head 16 and the stationary standard 12 and in Figs. 1, 4t-

and 5 it will be noted that the standard 12 has at its in r end a lug 91 which lies in the path or iveinent or" the end 90 of the actuator in swinging the head from the position shoi n in Fig. 5 to that shown in Fig. i. t will be seen from the relationship of the parts in Fig. for instance that this head may turn on the trunnion for a considerable part of its turning. movement before the end 90 of the actuator comes in contact with the lug 91. Thus, the type are held in locked position by the bar 78 until the head has been turned nearly to non-printing position shown in Fig. 3 but it approaches this position this end 90 of the actuator engages the lug 91 and, during completi on of the turning to the non-printing position, the end 90 of the actuator 87 is turned causing the end portion 89 to be thrust outwardly against the arm 8% of the lock member which, being swiveled in the lug 80, swings outwardly bringing the loci: bar 78 to the relative position shown in Fig. 3 releasing the type and permitting the same to be readily removed fromthe type space or recess.

Likewise when the head is to be swung back to printing position the first initial part of movement oi the head releases the end 9O 01": the actuator and permits the springs 85 to draw the lock bar 7 8 to locking position with the type and thus holds the same in the locking position during the remainder'ot its movement and until its return to the position shown in Fig. l. Thus, at all times when the type recess is Li such position that the type could become displaced by gravity the type are forcibly held in position.

Another essential feature of this construction. is a. means to lock the head in either the printing or non-printing position, in the nonprinting position to free the operators hands for the removal and the setting of the type and inking thereof and in the printing. position to prevent any possible movement of the head on its axis during the printing operation which if permitted would tend to smear the impression to be made. To look the head in the printing position there is provided a spring-pressed arm 92 which is provided with a notch 93 its outer end and is pivotaily supported at 9 lon the head as is shown in Jig. T. his is atthc end of the swinging head 16 adjacent the vertical supporting arm 18 and the movement of the head relative to the trunnion is in the direction of the arrow shown in the said figure. The supporting arm 13 is provided at its upper end with a member 94. having a semi-circular inwardly extending flange 9.5. v

When the head is in the position shown in Fig. 7 the pivoted arm 92, due to the action of lt'S spring 96, engages the end of the flange the position shown in Fig. 2 the head is held from turning in either direction and at this time the lever 391 may be turned from the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 to that shown in full lines to cause the type to make the impression.

In order to prevent possibility of turning of the head on the trunnions until such time as the type have been raised from contact with the surface on which the impression is made, we have provided a means to turn the lever arm 92 from its locked position shown in full lines in Fig. 7 to the unlocked position shown by dotted lines inthe said figure. This is accomplished by the pro vision of the lug or extension 98 on the arm 36, shown in Fig. 1, which is attached to the eccentric corresponding to the eccentric 29 shown in full lines in the said figure. It will be seen from Fig. 1 that in movement of the lever 34 to the position shown in dotted lines the lever 36 is turned from the position shown in full lines to that shown in dotted lines thus bringing the lug 98 to the position shown in dotted lines in the semi-circular flange 94 at the left side of Fig. 1. v

This isthe position 01" the part 98 shown in Fig. 7 and it is to be noted that it extends outwardly from the said head to lie across the upper edge of the spring actuated arm 92 and thus, at the final movement of the lever 36. this lug 98 moves the arm 92 to unlocked-position permitting the head to swing in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. 7 and in so swinging the upper face of the lug 98 turns beneath the semi-circular flange which holds the levers 34 and 36 in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 preventing any reciprocatable movement of the type holder. This lug 98, in the swinging of the head 16 to nonprinting position, traverses the semi-circular flange until the lug reaches the notch 99 there in. This relationship of parts is shown in Fig, 6 and it will be readily seen that the-lug 98v enters its notch at the time the head has reached its non-printing position Fig. 3 and retains the head in that angular position and thus the head is automatically held stationary permitting the operator to remove or introduce type in the holder therefor or ink the type and place the sheet in position for the next impression. It is to be noted that when the spring-pressed arm 92 is moved downward to dotted position shown in Fig. 7 it is held in that position by reason of the member 98 running beneath the flange 95 and thus the member 98 is spring-pressed out wardly against the flange automatically by without dotted position in Fi 1 toward the head to release the member 98 from the notch 99 whereupon the head may be readily swung upon its trunnions in the direction the reverse of that shown by the arrow in Fig. 7 to bring the head to the printing position shown in Fig. 3. At this time the lug 98 on the lever 86 is moved upward by means of the arm 92 swinging to locked position shown by full lines in F ig. 1. V i

The operation of the device is simple in the extreme as will be realized from the foregoing description. The type, when the head is in .the non-printing position,v are readily insertible in the V trough or recess provided therefor and are merely loosely laid in place and set in any desired posltion longitudinally of the type way as may be determined by tl e position it is desired that the impression he made upon the sheet 57, the operator being guided as to such position of the impression by the'guide'fingers or ends 74 of the bars carrying the threads'or wires 76 which lie contiguous to the face ofthesheet, the threads indicating the positionof the impression rela I tive to the top or bottom of thesheet while the bar ends indicate the lateral position that will'be occupied by theimpression from the type in the position determined by the slides l1. After the setting of the type --andflwith the parts in the position shown in Fig, 3, the

operator grasps the handle which is in the relative position shown by dotted lines in F ig, 1, and by moving it in an upward direction as the-parts are positionedat this time the lock member 98, which has retained the head 111 nonsprintlng position, 15 released from the notch 99 permitting the head to swing.

As the head is turned counter to the di rection' of the arrow shown in Fig; 7, the lug 98 rides out from beneath the flange 95 and the ar1n92 automatically through operation of its spring takes the position shown'in full lines in Fig. '7. The head, when in the position shown in Fig. 2, is thus held from turningbackward by this arm 92 or forward to further extent by the lug 97 shown in Figs. 1 and 7. Thus the head is rigidly held from turning in either direction. and the lever- 3-4; may now be turned from the position shown indotted lines tothat shown in full lines injFig. 1 moving the type'holder downwardly by reason of theturning of the eccentrics in the pitmen 28 and producing the imprcssion on the sheet atthe-point the guide wi es and threads have indicated. The lever is thenmoved backwardly to the point to release the arm 92 and the head swung to the position in Fig. 3, thetype being looked as before described while the head is in. the printing position and being automatically unlocked as the head is brought to non-printing position. Thctype may then be removed or they may be reinked for a succeeding im' pression through use of the inl; roller which, as above described, rides on the edges of the side plates 18 and 19 forming the head. Upon the setting of a new line of type the inking step must be takenbefore the head is unlocked and turned to printing position.

The device may print in colors and this is permitted or possible in the structure shown due to the way in which the type may be loosely placed in the recess therefor-that is, let it be assumed that one desires to have a capital letter in red and the remainder of the word or line to be printed in. black. This merely requires that the capital letter be set in the type recess and the remainder of the letters be spaced a sufiicient distance therefrom each preferably in contact with the respective slide 41 at opposite ends of the line. Nith the part that is desired to be printed in one color separated from the part or line of type that is to be printed in an other color the operator may use a roller with one color of ink and ink one part of the divided worlror line and with another roller inlrthe other part with different color whereupon the line of type or word may be set to place by means ofthe slides with the guides thereon in the manner heretofore dose and and the/head turned which locks the ty e in their final positionand the head in printing position andthe impression made as hereto fore described.

Itis to be understood that this invention is not confined to the details as specifically described-herein but that changes may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as is set forth in the appended claims. 1

. Having thus fully described our invention, its utility and mode of operation, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters iatent of the United States is 1. In a printing machine, a horizontal bed on which a sheet to be printed may be positioned, standards extending upwardly therefrom, a head mounted to swing on the stand ards from printing to non-printing position, atype holder carried by the head,said head having an open lower side permitting free introduction of type to the holder when the head is turned to non'printing position, means for locking the type in the holder, and means for reciprocating the holder when the head is in printing position to cause the type to produce the printing impression.

2; In a printing machine, a bed on which asheet t-o be printed may be positioned, a head mounted to swing relatively theretoto a printing or a non-printing position, a type holder carried by the head made accessible for the setting of thetype on the turning oi the head to non-printing position, means caused to lock the type in the holder by turning the head to printing position, and means for moving the holder to cause a type impression on the sheet positioned on the bed.

3. In a printing machine, a bed on which a sheet to be printed may be positioned, a head mounted to swing relatively thereto to a printing or a non-printing position, means for locking the head in eithero'f the said positions, a type holder 0 rried by the head and accessible for the setting 'of'type when the head is in non-printing position, means for locking the type in the holder, and means for causing movement of the holder relative to the head to cause a type impression on the sheet positioned on the bed. I

4;. In a printing machine, a bed on which a sheet to be printed may be positioned, a head mounted to swing relatively thereto to a printing or a non-printing position, automatic means for locking the head in the prin 7 ing position, automatic means for locking the head in the non-printing position, a type holder carried by the head accessible for the setting of type when the head is in non printing position, means, for locking the" type in the holder, said holder being reciprocatable relative to the head, means preventing reciprocation of the holder while the head is in nonprinting position, said means being automatically released as the head isturned to printing position, and a handle for reciprocating the holder to cause a type impression on the sheet positioned on the bed.

5. In a printing machine, a bed on which a sheet to be printed may be positioned, ahead mounted to turn relatively thereto to printing or non-printing position, a manually releasable means for locking the head in the non-printing position, a type holder mounted for reciprocatable movement in the head and accessible for the setting of type when the head is in non-printing position, the

said locking means maintaining the holder from reciprocation while the head is in nonprinting position and released when the head is in printing position, and means for moving the type holder to produce a type impression on the sheet while the head is in printing position;

6. In a printing machine, a bed on which a sheet to be printed may be positioned, a side member hin edly supported at each side or the bed adapted to be turned to upright position to enclose the machine, and means sus taining the said members when turner to horizontal position with the in, or faces practically occupying he same plane as the bed, said members provicin upon one side means for holding a stack of sheets to be printed, and

upon the other side" providing a holder for the printed sheets.

7. In a printing machine, a bed on which a sheet to be printed may be positioned, a head mounted to swing thereover to a printing or a non-printing position, a type holder accessible for the setting of type when the head pivotally supported thereby to be turn d to a printing or a non-printin position, a type holder having a way in which type may be set, means at each end of the way movable to engage opposite ends of the set type to hold the same in close association and providing a means for moving the line of type to any position longitudinally of the way therefor, a guiding means broughtto close association with the face of the sheet by turning the head to non-printing position and indicating the space that will be occupied by an impression from the ,t pe as positioned in the way, said guide means including ameans for indicating the space to be occupied by the impression relative to the top or bottom of the sheet, means for locking the type in the determined position, and means operable when the head is in printing position for producing a type impression on the sheet.

9. In a printing machine, a bed on which a sheet to be printed may be positioned,a head adapted to be turned from a printing position over the sheet to a non-printing position exposing the face of the sheet to view, said head including a way in which a type may be set, means brought to position by turning the head to non-printing position indicating the space on the sheet in which the set type as positioned in the way will produce an impression in the printing operation, and means for causing the type toproduce an impression on the sheet when the head is in printing position.

10. In a printing machine, a bed on which a sheet to be printed may be positioned, a head adapted to be turned from a printing position over the sheet to a non-printing position exposing the face of the sheet to View, a type carrying in ans supported by the'head in which the type may be set, said head havway accessible for the setting of type therein when the head is in non-printing position, means brought to position by turning the head to non-printing position indicating lGO the space on the sheetin which the, set type as positioned in the way will produce an impression in the printing operation, type lock ing ineansicaused to lock the type by the initial movement of the head from the non printing toward the printing position, said locking means being heldin locked relation until the head is returned to non-printing position, and means for causing the type to produce an impressionon the sheet actuatable when the head is in printingposition.

11. In a printing machine, a bed on which a sheet to be printed may be positioned, a' headadapted to be turned from the printing position over thesheet to a non-printing po sition exposing the face of the sheet to view, said head including a way in which type may be set, means operable by the positioning of the set type in the way for indicating the space on the sheet in which the set type will produce an impression in the printing operation, releasable means for locking the head in the printing position, means operable when the head is in printing position for moving the settype to impression contact with the face of the sheet, means whereby the act of retracting the type from contact with thesheet releases the head from its locked position, and means for maintaining the type in the retracted position while the head is turned fromthe printing position.

12. In a printing machine, a bed on which I a sheet to be printedfmay be positioned, a

head having'an opeirside and adapted to be turned on a'horizontal axis from the vertical printing position over the sheetto nonprinting position'at an angle to the vertical with the open lower side in accessible position, a type holder supported in the head having a way positioned substantially at the said open side of the head,-r eleasable means for locking the head inthe said non-printing position,locking means for the type caused -to be moved to unlocked position by turning the head to non-printing position and to automatically assume locked relationship with the said type through theinitial part of the movement of the head from nonprinting toward printing position, said type holder being movable toward or-from the axis of the head, means for retaining the in the said arms, a type holder reciprocatably carried the head, a way inthe holder for type, sa d head having an open lower side and the way being adjacent the; opening thereof, said head being adapted to beturned to non-printing position at an angle to the vertical or to printing position vertically over the bed, means for locking the head in the non-printing position, said way being formed by the face of the holder and a bar extending longitudinally thereof at a right angle to the said face, a pair of slide members mounted on the said bar adapted to be moved to en gage opposite endsof a line of set type, a

lock means for the type consisting of a looking bar extending longitudinally of the holder adjacent the way, means for pivotallysupporting the said bar to swing about an axis parallel with the axis of the head, spring taneously, an actuator for said lock device consisting of a bar'rotatably supported on r the said holder having one end bent to extend to adjacent a part of the locking-device'and the opposite end inwardly bent-toextend to adjacent one of the said t'runnions, and a lug on the standard adjacent "the said trunnion engaged by the said last named bent end when the head is turnedto non-printing position thereby turning the actuator onits axis and moving the locking bar outwardly from engagement with the typeagainst the tension of the spring.

14. In a printing machine, a base or bed on which the sheet to be printed may be positioned, a pair of arms extending upwardly from the bed to the opposite ends thereof respectively, a head pivotally supported in the upper ends of the said arms to swing on a horizontal axis, a type holder carried by the head, one of said arms having an inturned semi-circular flange, a spring-actuated lever atthe end of the head adjacent the said flange adapted to automatically engage the flange when the head is in vertical position preventing turning of the head in one direction from said vertical position, means preventing the head from being turned in the other direction on its axis thereby locking the said head from movement to either direction when in vertical position, means for moving the said type holder to cause a type impression and to retract the same, said means.

including a pivoted lever adapted to engage the said spring-actuated arm on completion of retraction of the type holder and thus release the head to be turned in one direction from the vertical position, and a notch in the said flange engagedbythe said end of the lever when the head" has been swung to pre-j determined position providing accessibility to the type holden.

15. In a printing machine, a bed on Which a sheet to be printedmay be positioned, a ,headrpivotally supported to swing from a I printing positionover the sheet to non-printing position, automatically operating means for locking thehead in the printing position and automatic means for locking the head in the non-printing position, and a type holder carried by the head and adapted to be moved to cause a type impression to be made on the sheet when the head is in the printingv 1 position, said means for locking the head in printing position being'releasable to permit swinging of the head by said means for movt ing-the type holder through operation there sheet. v

16. Ina printing machine, a bed having a horizontally positioned surface for supportof to ing the sheet to be printed, a head pivotally supported thereabove to swingfrom vertical v printing'position over the sheet to non-printing position at an angle to the vertical exposing the face of the sheet to view, a type holding means in thesaid head, means for de termining through the positioning of the line from swinging-in either direction when it is inthe vertical prlntlng position over the face 1 of the sheet.

1 a horizontal surface on which the sheetto 40 I tical printing position over the sheet to-non- 17. In a printing machine, a bed having be printed may be positioned, a head pivot ally supported thereover to swing from verprinting position in which the face of the I tion, and means for moving the typeholder to cause a type impressionto be made while means to lock the typevin the holder.

vertical printing position tornon' printingpo: sition, said head having an open lower S1Cl 8, a typeholder reciprocatable in :the head having sheet is exposed toview, a type holder reciprocatably. supported in the head, means operable through the positioning ofa line of type'in the holder for determining the space on the sheet in which the type impression W111 I beinade, releasable means for securing the head in non-printing position, means for lockingthe head from turning on its plvot 1n either direction during the printing opera-' thehead is locked from turning. f

18. In afprinting machine, a bed having a horizontal. surface on which a sheet'to bev printed may be positioned, means-for holdlng the sheet thereon, a headmounted thereabove. adapted toswing on a horizontal axislfrom away for the setting of the type adjacent the said open side, "said space being'made retract the type in contact With the.

. printing position, automatic means forelock accessible for, the setting of the type when the head .is turned to non prin'ting position, the arrangement providing that the head on being turned to non-printing position exposes the sheet to be'printed tofview, means associated withfthe said way and movable to position the type thereon having portions extend- .ingto adjacent'thelface of the sheet While the head is in non-printing'position to indicate the space on'the sheetin whicht-he set type will 'make an impression, releasable means for locking the head in its non-printing position, means for locking the head in. vertical printing position, means for moving the type holder to cause an impression to. be made, said means being associated with the means vfor locking the head in vertical position in a manner tofprevent'm'ovem'ent of the 7 type holder for the making of the impression until the head is in Vertical position,

19. In aprinting machine, a bed on which a sheet tobe printed may be positioned, a

head adapted: to be turned from a printing position over the sheet to a non-.printingposition exposing the face ofthe sheet to'view, said head including a way inwhich type may beset While the head is in non-printingv position, means brought to position thr'oughthe positioning of the said type longitudinally of the way indicating the spaceon the-sheet in which the set type will produce an impression in the printing operation, said means includ ing apa'ir of arms having end portions lying adjacent the face of the sheet whilethe type are being set indicating the approximate posi tion occupied by the ends ofthe impression to be madeby the setline of type,.and means extending from one'of thesaid ends toithe other indicating approximately the top and bottom line that the printingwill occupyjon the face of the sheet. e v

20,;In a printing machine, in'combination, an impression surface a type holder, ahead supportingsaid holder and movable to carry said holder to a plurality of positions, in one the holder being adjacent-said surface and movable to and-from the same to make an impression while thehead is stationary, and in another the type being exposed and accessible for removal or replacement, bylm ovement thereof transverse to the line ofty-pe,

said head having an opening at least co-eXtensive withthe area'of the type faces to permit the insertion and removal of-the type, and

21. In aprinting machine, at bed on which a sheet to be :printed mayIhel positioned, a

head mounted to; swing relatively thereto to a a printing or'anon-printing position auto m'atic means zfor locking the head: in, the

ing the head in the non-printing position, a type holder carried by the head accessible for the setting of type when the head, is in non- 'printingposition, saidholder being recipro j I catable relative to the head ,'ineans preventing reciprocationj'of the holderwhile the head is in;non-printing position, andmeans to recip- "ro'cate the holder to cause a type impression i on the sheet positioned on the bed. 22. In a printing machine, in combination,

an impression surface, a type holder mounted for movement to a: printing position and a non-printing position and also mounted for reciprocating movement, means for releasably locking the holder in non-printing position and'from reciprocation while in saidposition, the means'locking the holder against reciprocation being released when the holder is'moved to printing position, and means for reciprocating the holder to take an impressionwhen' the holder is in printing position.

23. In a printing machine, a bedon which asheet to be printed may be positioned, a'

head mountedl tO' swing thereover to a printing'or a non-printingposition, a type holder accessible for thefsetting of type when the" head is in non printingfiposition, 'meanslat each end ofthe set typefor holding the same Fin close association, said means beingmoi cable longitudinally of the: type holder a'nd' means I for moving the holder relative to the head to cause a" type impression while the headis maintained in printing position; I

f a 24. In a printing machine,fa bedon which o a sheettojbe printed may be posltloned, a head adapted to be turned'from the printing position over thesheet toa non-printing po- 7 sition exposing the face of the sheet tojview, 1 "saidh'eadfincluding a way in'wh ch type may beset, releasable means for locl zing'the' head f in I the printing; position, means 1 operable when? the head is in printing position for moving the; set type to lmpression contact with the face of the. sheet, means whereby the act of retracting the type from contact.

"with the sheet releasesthe head from its 7 said surface and movable to and from the a j same to take an impression;whileth'e frame? is stationary,- and in'another the type being ,exposed,land accessibleiforremoval or re- "j placement, and mean indicate thelioSi.

31 tion of th e impression on said surface when ;the holder is intype-exposed position; i 26; printing machine including in [com-' lne l m lmpr s pnf e'a am fibination, a member having an' impression i type holder untedon'sald franl r n10v +surfaee, a type holder member onecof said ment relat vethereto, said frame being mov-" i i i i o able'to. carry said holder to: a'plurality of positions, in one theholder being adjacent sald surface and movable'to' andfrom' the 'gether.

same to takean impression while the frame is stationary, and in another the face of the type being exposed and accessible"for reimoval or replacement by movement trans- Versely of the line of type.

27.v with adjustable end' abutments engaging the ends'of the line of type whom thetypeto- "-28. A printing machine including in combination, an impression surface, a type holder movable to two positions in one ofwhich it is adjacent said'surface and-movable ,to and from the same to take an impression, and n another the type" is'expose'dand accessible for removal and replacement, said holder having a seat for thetype consisting of two members adapted'to contact with the bottom and one side respectively of {the type, adj ustablemeans engaging the endsof the line of type to hold thetype together, and means to lock the type againstmovement transversely bf-the line thereof.

-29.- A printing machine including in com- 'bination, an impression surface, a type holder niova-ble to two positions, in one of which it is adjacent said surface, and movableto and from the same for taklng an impression, and

in the other the face of the type isexposed and accessible for removal and replacement, and a. runway positioned for-an ink roller to be run over the same to ink the'type when the holder is in non-printing position;

; 30. A printing, machineincludingin com-' bination, a member having an impresslon surface, a'type holder member mounted to be moved to and from said surface, and-means moved into position as the type holder moves ,away'to indicate the position of the impression on said surface.

printing machine including in com bination, a member having an impression surface','a type holder member mounted'to be swung to and from said surface, and means moved 1nto posltion as the type holder swings away to indicate theposition of the impression on said surface. s 1 '7 32. A printing machmeincluding in com- The combination recited in claim binatioma member having an impression surface, a type holder member, means for bringing said members togetherto take. an 1mpress1on and then separatmgthem, means forlocking the type in position while the V impression is taken, one fof sa'id members being mounted for] swinging movement to and from the other, and means for autoy matically releasing "said locking 'means "as said member is swung away. r

j 33. A printing machine including in commembers carrying a type 3 unit and the other them, means for locking one of the units in position while the impression is taken, and means for automatically releasing said locking means when the members are separated.

34. A printing machine including in combination,-a member having an impression surface, a type holder mounted to be moved to a printing position and a non-printing position, slidable devices adapted to engage the ends of the line of type as set in the holder, arms to said devices and having terminal portions adapted to lie close to said impression surface when the holder is in nonprinting position, the spacing of said terminal portions being substantially the, same as the length of the line of type, whereby said portions serve to indicate the position of the impression on said surface.

In testimony whereof we sign this specification. HERBERT W. LAMB.

' FRANK S. OUGHELTREE.

CHARLES -M. LAMB. 

